TRAVELS WITH SPOT by Parker G. Emerson
The book series "Travels with Spot" is the way Parker G. Emerson ("Spot") takes you along on his journeys. In each book of this series, readers embark on an incredible journey through various cities and sites and see them through the eyes of a slightly cynical observer.
Through storytelling and extensive background research, Parker provides the reader with intimate and often little-known details about the sights, the history, and the myths of his encounters.
About the author
The mind behind the adventures
Parker G. Emerson incorporates his wide range of experiences, careers, and casual comraderie into the relaxing narratives of travel. He was the Navigation Center Supervisor on the nuclear missile submarine USS Simon Bolivar for fifteen patrols deterring global thermonuclear war and took the ship through overhaul converting it from Polaris to Poseidon ICBMs.
After working in the aerospace and security systems industries for fourteen years as department manager, he operated his own management consulting business for five years before, in a logical sequence of careers, starting and operating a sheet music publishing and retailing business for eighteen years before selling it and retiring to travel and share his varied experiences in writing.
Reviews
What readers say about the books
"Parker is like a sponge, he soaks up everything important and interesting about the sights and sounds of a trip and squeees them out for the reader."
Jane Austin - Author, The Queen's Eye
- The book is mesmerizing! I was engrossed in every page and couldn't put it down until the very end. The stories are so captivating they make me want to go there to experience them for myself!
Rena V.
- I felt like I was traveling with him. The author paints amazing pictures and makes you feel the ambiance of each place.
Michael A.
- The author knows how to captivate the reader and immerse them in the world of travel. I have been to some of these places and did not see as much as Parker saw.
Christine T.